The Strain
2014 · TV Series · TV-MA · 44 min · ★ 7.5 · 75% critics
A disease expert and his team are called to investigate a mysterious outbreak in New York that behaves like a terrifying, ancient form of vampirism. As the infection spreads and the city unravels, a mix of professionals and everyday people band together to fight back and try to protect humanity.
Based on The Strain
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Details
- Years
- 2014–2017
- Release date
- 2014-07-13
- Network
- FX
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 44 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (1,989 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a fast-moving, outbreak-style vampire horror with a grim, apocalyptic vibe and an ensemble of survivors; Not for you if you hate messy plotting or repetitive peril, like some viewers felt after season one.
Pros: fresh vampire-as-disease twist; strong early hook; fun creature encounters | Cons: shaky logic at times; writing gets messy; annoying kid character
Themes
- new york city
- based on novel or book
- vampire
- outbreak
- survival
- disease
- biting
- vampirism
- virus
- horror
Cast & crew
Corey Stoll
as Dr. Ephraim Goodweather
Kevin Durand
as Vasiliy Fet
- MB
Matthew Bennett
as Foster
Miguel Gómez
as Augustin 'Gus' Elizalde
- MM
Mía Maestro
as Dr. Nora Martinez
David Bradley
as Professor Abraham Setrakian
Jonathan Hyde
as Eldritch Palmer
Richard Sammel
as Thomas Eichorst
Max Charles
as Zach Goodweather
Ruta Gedmintas
as Dutch Velders
Directed by Norberto Barba, Peter Weller, Phil Abraham +18 more
Created by Carlton Cuse, Guillermo del Toro
Episodes4 seasons · 46 episodes
Season 113 episodes
- S1E1Night Zero44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoApple TV+Hulu
- S1E2The Box44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoApple TV+Hulu
- S1E3Gone Smooth44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoApple TV+Hulu
- S1E4It's Not for Everyone44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoApple TV+Hulu
- S1E5Runaways44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoApple TV+Hulu
- S1E6Occultation44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoApple TV+Hulu
- S1E7For Services Rendered44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E8Creatures of the Night44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E9The Disappeared44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E10Loved Ones44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E11The Third Rail44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E12Last Rites44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E13The Master44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
Season 213 episodes
- S2E1BK, NY44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E2By Any Means44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E3Fort Defiance44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E4The Silver Angel44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E5Quick and Painless44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E6Identity44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E7The Born44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E8Intruders44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E9The Battle for Red Hook44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E10The Assassin44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E11Dead End44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E12Fallen Light44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E13Night Train44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
Season 310 episodes
- S3E1New York Strong44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E2Bad White44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E3First Born44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E4Gone But Not Forgotten44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E5Madness44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E6The Battle of Central Park44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E7Collaborators44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E8White Light44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E9Do or Die44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E10The Fall44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
Season 410 episodes
- S4E1The Worm Turns44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E2The Blood Tax44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E3One Shot44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E4New Horizons44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E5Belly of the Beast44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E6Tainted Love44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E7Ouroboros44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E8Extraction44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E9The Traitor44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu
- S4E10The Last Stand44mDisney+Amazon Prime VideoHulu